Nelson v. Layne Stuart Davis & Mary Jo Davis of the Layne Stuart Davis & Mary Jo Davis Revocable Trust Dated 8-2-2011

Justice Beth Baker delivered the Opinion of the Court.

***281¶1 Mark T. Nelson and Jo Marie S. Nelson purchased property from Mary Jo Davis and Anthony Palese, Jr., in 1997. The deed purported to sell the Nelsons the property in its entirety save a portion of the mineral estate reserved in Davis and Palese. After years of farm use, the Nelsons and Davis and Palese leased the property for oil and gas development. In the ensuing title research, the Nelsons' counsel uncovered possible remote heirs with an interest in the property-George Salituro, Jr., and Rose M. Salituro. The Nelsons brought a…